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Getting to Green: Minnesota’s energy future

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Minnesota farmers tap technology to conserve water in drought

Minnesota farmers tap technology to conserve water in drought

It's been a tough year to be a Minnesota farmer trying to keep crops alive during the worst drought in decades. But many are using new tools and research to be smarter and more efficient about how much water they use, and when.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Congress is debating its biggest climate change bill ever. Here's what's at stake

Congress is debating its biggest climate change bill ever. Here's what's at stake

Climate measures in a massive $3.5 trillion economic plan would transform the U.S. energy system. They are crucial for meeting President Joe Biden's ambitious climate goals, but face powerful opposition.
by Jeff Brady

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St. Louis County calls for statewide action on chronic wasting disease

St. Louis County calls for statewide action on chronic wasting disease

A St. Louis County commissioner wants other counties to join in pressuring the state legislature to take stronger action to address the threat to white-tailed deer from chronic wasting disease.
by Dan Gunderson

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Report: Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050

Report: Climate change could move 200 million people by 2050

The report published on Monday examines how long-term impacts of climate change such as water scarcity, decreasing crop productivity and rising sea levels could lead to millions of what the report describes as "climate migrants" by 2050.
by The Associated Press

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The federal government sells flood-prone homes to often unsuspecting buyers, NPR finds

The federal government sells flood-prone homes to often unsuspecting buyers, NPR finds

The Department of Housing and Urban Development disproportionately sells homes in flood-prone areas, NPR finds. Housing experts warn that this can lead to big losses for vulnerable families.
by Huo Jingnan, Rebecca Hersher, Tegan Wendland, Steve Newborn and Daniel Rivero

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Remnants of hurricane bring blizzard conditions to Greenland

Remnants of hurricane bring blizzard conditions to Greenland

Just a month after rainfall was recorded for the first time ever at Greenland's highest point, the island is expecting up to four feet of snow from the remnants of Hurricane Larry — the rare tropical storm to stay intact so far north.
by Becky Sullivan

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Officials say Greenwood Fire is now two-thirds contained

Officials say Greenwood Fire is now two-thirds contained

Officials managing the Greenwood Fire in northeast Minnesota reported Sunday it's now 67 percent contained, with favorable weather conditions aiding fire crews.
by MPR News Staff

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Climate change is making natural disasters worse — along with our mental health

Climate change is making natural disasters worse — along with our mental health

"We are burned out and our resilience is really down," Lise Van Susteren, a psychiatrist, author and environmental activist, told NPR. "It's making us raw to all of these new challenges that we face. They're coming too fast, too furious, and too many."
by Sharon Pruitt-Young

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Ten years later: Lessons from the Pagami Creek Fire

The Pagami Creek Fire in 2011 blew up into Minnesota’s biggest wildfire in over a century, burning more than 90,000 acres in the Superior National Forest. Ten years later, the forest has been reborn and lessons learned from Pagami now shape how rangers and firefighters respond to wilderness wildfires.
by Dan Kraker

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Cruise the hues: Minnesota's fall color season is back

Cruise the hues: Minnesota's fall color season is back

COVID-19 put the brakes on a lot of fun stuff in the past year and a half. But it can’t stop the beauty of a Minnesota fall. The DNR has launched this year’s fall color finder. Here we go.
by MPR News Staff

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